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- Summary: The third full-length solo release for the Swedish singer-songwriter is his first in seven years.
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- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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| I feel just like an open book, Exposing myself in this neighborhood Talking to people as if I'd knew them well Thinking that everyone has come... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 15 out of 25
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Feb 20, 2015Ultimately, it's this ability to stop you in your tracks and hold you with the warmth of his voice as you contemplate your existence that makes Vestiges & Claws such an arresting, uplifting joy.
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Feb 17, 2015The record is littered with painstakingly layered guitar parts, mellifluous melodies and clapping drumbeats that nod to Russell’s posthumous collection ‘Love Is Overtaking Me’.
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Feb 26, 2015Although Vestiges & Claws may wander close to guitar-based, folk-rock homogeny, González’s musings offer a cerebral reminder to enjoy figuring out what it all means.
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UncutJan 29, 2015Timelessly scented, you can almost smell the joss sticks. [Mar 2015, p.76]
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Mar 11, 2015It’s a cerebral, sometimes sinewy sound, but one which leaves a lasting impression regardless.
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Feb 17, 2015Play it soft, and it drifts into the background. Play it loud and something much more vigorous and compelling emerges.
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Feb 27, 2015The “that's life” solemnity that throbs in Vestiges quickly fizzles into a series of narrative incoherent niceties, and becomes a far more rewarding listen when lyrical fragments are taken out of context.
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Feb 17, 2015
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